Veljko Turanjanin, BA

INTRODUCTION OF ADVERSARIAL SYSTEM IN RUSSIA THROUGH REVIEW THE TWO MAJOR INSTITUTE – A JURY AND PLEA BARGAINING

Summary

            This article is devoted to considerations of the jury and plea bargaining in the Russia Sriminal procedure law, which is due to major problems in the criminal proceeding gradually abandoned the traditional inquisitorial process in which, by the way, was based Russia criminal law, and move to adversarial process. As a result it was necessary to change a Constitution of the Russian federation and on that basis brings a radically new Code of Criminal procedure. The new Code of Criminal Procedure made a high number of new rules and institutes, and throughout the Code is visible impact of the American lawyers, who took a place in the legislative reform in Russia, which can be best seen through the two most famous institutes of American criminal law – the jury and the plea agreement. Russian legislator was aware of the value of plea agreement between prosecutor and accused in the United States, and the fact that the success of the some credited efficient system of the jury trials, and introduces the both institutes in the criminal law. Thereofore, the author in the article based his presentation of the adversarial system in these institutes, which according to available statistics are becoming gradually more important place in the criminal proceedings.    

              Key words: Russia, adversary proceedings, jury, plea bargaining